Blast from the Past

 See how much the girls have changed with a few photo re-creations from the past.

Blind Sheep

Trudy observed these sheep for a while, then looked up at me and said, "They don't have any eyes."

Cora's Passion

Cora would spend every day working with the cows if she could. This calf was one of a set of twins.

Check out that hair...

Trudy, just barely 3 years old. I never leave her hair down, so I don't have many pictures of it. But it has gotten long.

Favorite Book Character Day

Can you tell who they are?

Crazy Hair Day

Trudy had to be included.

Field Trip to the Art Center

The twins got to make some interesting art pieces at the art center. Small sheets of plexiglass were heated, then shaped (that's what Cora is helping with in the picture on the left). After they cooled, the girls got to paint them to look like blown glass.

Happy Thanksgiving

Eda's story (spelling corrected for ease of reading):
Once upon a time there lived a happy turkey. The turkey loved to play, but today was Thanksgiving. So Turkey had to hide. The turkey looked in the barn and just then the farmer walked in. Turkey ran out as fast as he could but the farmer chased him until the farmer was tired. Then the farmer went inside and the turkey went back into the barn, found a mailman suit and put it on. Then found a mailman bag with mail in it. Turkey went to the farmer's mail box and put it in there. The farmer went out to check his mail. Inside he found a package that said "Happy Thanksgiving" [on] it. Finally it was Thanksgiving night but the farmer did not have a turkey. Turkey had fun on Thanksgiving. The turkey lived happily ever after.

Nap Time

We took a trip to Denver

Ray was at some conference. The girls and I went to the zoo, went to a museum, checked out the Molly Brown house,  and climbed to the top of the state capital. It was a fun trip.

There's something in the cupboard...

We got a new puppy!

 The girls were playing with him so I tried to snap a few pictures.

Here he is:

 Except Trudy now knows what to do when a camera comes out.

So we had to try a different time.

Our last puppy, Gill, had a fatal attraction to chasing cars. So we were a few months without a dog. But then we found Laramie. Getting him was an adventure in itself, but we made it and so far he's been a pretty good dog.

Picking Dandelions

I love Trudy's bouquet.

According to the top three,

Daniel and Eda looked old-fashioned. Daniel because he had suspenders. Eda because she had curls. So I made the picture sepia and Eda didn't like it because it didn't look blue enough.

Kerplunk!

My sister made an extra large version of Kerplunk for a family reunion. Before too many people showed up I took a picture of Trudy and Eda trying to put it back together. After people showed up I visited instead of taking pictures.

On top of the Mountain

Discovering the Hydrant

Notice the beautiful scenery

ignore the garbage.

We were at the dump. Picking stuff up. Because that's the kind of thing we (meaning Ray) do.

Just Chillin' at the Library

Eda was cold

but she forgot her jacket. So Ray lent her his.